Welcome to issue 2
BYGONES
ACIVITIES UPDATE – EARLY BIRD CATCHES WORM
CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!
Your mates can buy tickets from https://viking.ticketbud.com/viking-venture-scout-unit-closing-ceremony - please forward this email.
So far we have the following events planned – please feel free to set up your own events, and let us know and we will publicise them for you.
http://www.longshawsheepdog.co.uk/fell_race
We are suggesting that instead of your own club, you enter as ‘Viking VSU’ for the very last time!
The Fell Race course covers 5 miles of varied terrain over Burbage, Higger Tor, Over Owler Tor, Owler Tor, Lawrence Field & Longshaw Pastures, including woods, rocky paths and the occasional bog.The start field can be seen from the majority of the route and conversely the spectators can follow the runners through binoculars.
The course record is 38m 07sec
Pay to enter the Sheepdog Trials (currently £5) and race free. Bring the family, there’s plenty for them to do whilst you run the fells.
ADAM BLEAKMAN is coordinating this event and is happy to arrange transport if a group wish to go together.
Contact Adam on 07590366939.
Ian Macklin has kindly agreed to lead a walk in the area. Further details to follow when he gives them to us. :-) Will he be wearing the fabled moustache? Make sure you dress inappropriately and that you have a frame rucksack. No jeans.
Meet 10am Stanage Plantation car park. Bring whatever gear you have either for bouldering or routes, or just come and watch Andrew Crome climb something really hard!
If it is wet, bring socks to pull over your climbing boots.
For those who have ever been involved in unit canoeing. Chris Champion proposed a paddling session at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham on the morning of the reunion.
“Meet there at 10:30am to allow plenty of time for boating, swimming and hauling equipment out of the Trent. If you can remember which way around you sit in a canoe then you're good enough! I'm sure between us we can organise equipment for those who don't have any. Temperatures are guaranteed to be equatorial. Everyone welcome. I believe it's currently £8 for a 3 hour pass.”
Malcolm Halsey will be leading a caving trip down Peak Cavern. This will be beyond the showcave and will be ‘proper caving’. People will need to provide their own fleeces, old waterproofs and wellies, helmet and headtorch. There is a short fixed (rigid) ladder at one point but otherwise it is all fairly straightforward and very impressive compared to the usual squalid Derbyshire mud fest.
Malcolm says -“It will be suitable for anyone who keeps themselves reasonably active and isn't going to have a heart attack on me. You would get wet up to about waist level.”
It will mean a fairly early start (8am from Allestree or staying up in the paek) to get back in time.
So far we have Malcolm, John and Frank Warwick and Mark Silo – there are only TEN PLACES available on first come first served basis - if you want to reserve a spot email
mhalsey1956@hotmail.com
ASAP
IF YOU WANT TO ARRANGE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ON THE DAY THEN LET US KNOW AT thevikingreunion@gmail.com and we will advertise it for you.
CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!
On the night of the 6th September, Mark Silo is arranging accommodation at the Orpheus Caving Club Cottage. There are normally 18 spaces in the cottage, and there is also room for tents around the cottage – this will be on first come first served, when they are gone they are gone basis, at £6 per head for the night.
TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE EMAIL Mark Silo on mark.silo@bcs.org
More info here:
http://www.orpheuscavingclub.org.uk/cottage_info.html
Contents
TICKET DEADLINEBYGONES
ACIVITIES UPDATE – EARLY BIRD CATCHES WORM
CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!
TICKET DEADLINE….
100 tickets sold now – but if you haven’t bought yours yet then you need to buy a ticket by the 15th July – or we cannot guarantee you a full goody bag. You really do NOT want to miss out on this pack of useable memorabilia – this is MUST HAVE STUFF – but we need to place orders soon, so please chase any comrades who have yet to buy!Your mates can buy tickets from https://viking.ticketbud.com/viking-venture-scout-unit-closing-ceremony - please forward this email.
BYGONES
Look out for an extended article and photo piece in the 1st July edition of the Derby Telegraphs ‘BYGONES’ supplement. We hope that this may be seen by some of the unfortunates who we have yet to contact.ACTIVITIES UPDATE – EARLY BIRD CATCHES WORM
So far we have the following events planned – please feel free to set up your own events, and let us know and we will publicise them for you.
LONGSHAW SHEEPDOG TRIAL FELL RACE
http://www.longshawsheepdog.co.uk/fell_race
We are suggesting that instead of your own club, you enter as ‘Viking VSU’ for the very last time!
The Fell Race course covers 5 miles of varied terrain over Burbage, Higger Tor, Over Owler Tor, Owler Tor, Lawrence Field & Longshaw Pastures, including woods, rocky paths and the occasional bog.The start field can be seen from the majority of the route and conversely the spectators can follow the runners through binoculars.
The course record is 38m 07sec
Pay to enter the Sheepdog Trials (currently £5) and race free. Bring the family, there’s plenty for them to do whilst you run the fells.
ADAM BLEAKMAN is coordinating this event and is happy to arrange transport if a group wish to go together.
Contact Adam on 07590366939.
LONGSHAW AREA WALK
ROCK CLIMBING AT STANAGE EDGE
Meet 10am Stanage Plantation car park. Bring whatever gear you have either for bouldering or routes, or just come and watch Andrew Crome climb something really hard!
If it is wet, bring socks to pull over your climbing boots.
CANOEING
For those who have ever been involved in unit canoeing. Chris Champion proposed a paddling session at Holme Pierrepont Nottingham on the morning of the reunion.
“Meet there at 10:30am to allow plenty of time for boating, swimming and hauling equipment out of the Trent. If you can remember which way around you sit in a canoe then you're good enough! I'm sure between us we can organise equipment for those who don't have any. Temperatures are guaranteed to be equatorial. Everyone welcome. I believe it's currently £8 for a 3 hour pass.”
CAVING
Malcolm Halsey will be leading a caving trip down Peak Cavern. This will be beyond the showcave and will be ‘proper caving’. People will need to provide their own fleeces, old waterproofs and wellies, helmet and headtorch. There is a short fixed (rigid) ladder at one point but otherwise it is all fairly straightforward and very impressive compared to the usual squalid Derbyshire mud fest.
Malcolm says -“It will be suitable for anyone who keeps themselves reasonably active and isn't going to have a heart attack on me. You would get wet up to about waist level.”
It will mean a fairly early start (8am from Allestree or staying up in the paek) to get back in time.
So far we have Malcolm, John and Frank Warwick and Mark Silo – there are only TEN PLACES available on first come first served basis - if you want to reserve a spot email
mhalsey1956@hotmail.com
ASAP
IF YOU WANT TO ARRANGE ANY OTHER ACTIVITIES ON THE DAY THEN LET US KNOW AT thevikingreunion@gmail.com and we will advertise it for you.
CAMPING/BARN – EXTEND THE CELEBRATION!
TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE EMAIL Mark Silo on mark.silo@bcs.org
More info here:
http://www.orpheuscavingclub.org.uk/cottage_info.html
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